REVIEW – Air Canada : Business Class – Los Angeles to Vancouver (A320)
April 13, 2018
REVIEW – Plaza Premium Lounge, Vancouver (YVR – International Terminal)
April 14, 2018
- Class: Business
- Access:
- Star Alliance First and Business Class ticket holders
- Star Alliance Gold card holders
Intro
Vancouver is a beautiful airport to transfer through. The views on approach were truly spectacular and once inside I encountered the friendliest border agents ever!
Epic mountain scenery surrounding Vancouver airport.
The airport itself is amazingly designed, resplendent in a sea of foliage. This does a lot to combat that usual industrial feel of airports, it feels more like a themepark than a transport hub and is also surprisingly quiet.
SPOILER ALERT: my effusive praise will end here.
The Lounge
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Vancouver.
You’d think that Air Canada would consider Vancouver to be a major international hub and would give it a lounge fitting of its status. If you thought that you’d be wrong. Instead what you have is a lounge that looks like an office supply store from the mid 90s.
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Vancouver – buffet.
This lady handled all of the crudités with her bare hands before deciding on a favourite celery stick.
Jacob’s Creek wine…
Molson Canadian Premium Lager on tap.
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Vancouver – bar.
A decent selection of mid-range spirits and some freshly made lemon and mint water.
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Vancouver – buffet.
The one on the left is definitely pasta. The one on the right appears to be pasta, masquerading as grilled, circular chicken. I was not tempted to try either of the two.
Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Vancouver – buffet.
Overcooked vegetables on the left, chicken with mushrooms on the right and in the middle… some form of clay or cement perhaps?
Conclusion
- Part 1:
- Park Inn Copenhagen Airport CPH
- Part 2:
- SAS : Business Class Lounge – Copenhagen CPH
- Part 3:
- SWISS : Business Class – A321 – Copenhagen to Zurich
- Part 4:
- SWISS : Senator Lounge – Zurich E Gates
- Part 5:
- SWISS : Business Class – B777 – Zurich to Los Angeles
- Part 6:
- Hyatt Regency Long Beach : Harbor Suite
- Part 7:
- Star Alliance Lounge – Los Angeles LAX
- Part 8:
- Air Canada : Business Class – A321 – Los Angeles to Vancouver
- Part 9:
- Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge – Vancouver
- Part 10:
- Plaza Premium Lounge – Vancouver
- Part 11:
- Air Canada : Business Class – B789 – Vancouver to London Heathrow
